Stress triggers nerve pain.
I'm now a year and a half out from my initial shingles outbreak at 41. Rash was down my entire right arm. I was in debilitating pain for about 5 months. Lucky at around the 5 month mark I managed to ween myself off of gabapentin and am almost entirely pain free. I say almost because after a year and a half I've realized the high stress can cause the nerve pain in my arm to flare up again. Nothing debilitating but definitely noticeable. Has anyone else experienced this?
Posted Jun 30, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC
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